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Better Teen Wellness Begins with Dara Wax
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Teenagers face constant screens, academic pressure, disrupted sleep, energy drinks, and growing mental health challenges. Dara Wax believes they need to be supported and understood, not treated like problems that must be fixed.
After nearly 25 years in global health, Dara became the founder of SAM+LEO, a line of clean gummy vitamins created specifically for kids and teenagers and named after her two sons. In this conversation, she explains how her experiences as a single mother led her to identify a major gap between children’s and adult wellness products.
Dara also reveals the financial and emotional realities of building a self-funded company, developing products that meet demanding safety standards, and being selected as one of only ten brands for the Whole Foods Local and Emerging Accelerator Program.
In this episode, you will discover:
- Why teenagers are often overlooked by wellness brands
- How parents can support teens without trying to fix them
- What makes SAM+LEO gummies different
- How Dara moved from global health into entrepreneurship
- Why purpose and nonprofit partnerships remain central to her business
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